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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1895
Page
5
A narrator recalls a deeply affectionate bond between a wife and a royal confidante, her rival in jealousy, and the haunting claim that the deceased foreseen events at a charity bazaar and at the narrator’s birthday. The account blends romance, loss, and supernatural visits after death, framed as a personal witness to a haunting.
A narrator recalls a late night vision of a deceased friend appearing beside a screen, wearing her usual attire. The moment mirrors biblical awe, the figure fades, leaving the narrator chilled and certain only that God enabled the sight. The episode is discussed with a doctor who treats it as a peculiar case, not madness, and the narrator vows to attest to its truth if needed.
A South Carolina proposal to raise a monument honoring enslaved people who cared for masters during the Civil War draws praise in the South and among leading papers. The Chicago Times-Herald and Richmond Times laud the idea as a gesture of gratitude and social influence amid strained race relations, citing Grady and wartime loyalty.
Advices from Japan note extensive American machinery presence, highlighting the Lake Hiwa Kyoto canal project with twenty 120-horse power Pelton wheels, belted to Edison Thompson-Houston and Brush dynamos, plus a three phase dynamo by File mens Halske. The station’s operation underscores Japan’s strong interest in machinery.
A Brooklyn bicycle troop showcases a flat bicycle cannon on a twin cycle or duplex, the first of a light artillery pack. Four crewmen operate the weapon while two riders propel the rig, enabling rapid aiming and repositioning. Patent application pending.
An English writer recalls a tame gull with clipped wings that would accept fish or raw meat and even sparrows. The most entertaining act was feeding it an eel which the bird swallowed then regurgitated, repeatedly reattempting ingestion until digestion began.
Baroness Rothschild hosted a formal gathering inviting a famed prima donna for a drive and after dinner requested a piano test. The guest reported the instrument was untuned and the baroness explained the morning was unsteady, leaving the piano silent and the evening muted.
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